Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1887-07-15
PORT TOBACCO, MARYLAND JULY Is, 1887.

lad enough. There l was, perfectly
helpless, locked in with the brute, and
knowing that it m ght be hours before
death came to him. My servant had
n key to the door, ana when he re-
turxel he would open it and walk in.
II was not the slightest question
bu gtuat the dog would at once attack
hl had two or three minutes in
wllch to thirk, and it was wonderful
hdv clear headed l was. looked upon
m own chances as hopeless, and there
70 determined that when Henry re-
I'd "a would call out to him before he
q 'ae door opo1. was also concerned
fq glear the dog would get out Of the
bidding. It was crowded neighbor-
hCel, and lie MIGHT bite score Of peo-
PIX betor he was destroyed.
at is said that the presence Of great
danger sharpens the sense Of hearing. l
believe this to be true, for have had
seFeral personal experiences. As l lay
lierc waiting for my servant TO return l
plbinly heard sounds which could not
hlve come to my ears under ordinary
circumstances. At the foot Of the second
eight of stairs, distance Of fully 20 feet
fiom my bed, Henry was stopped by a
ybung man who lod gcd on that floor l
ard him say;
81 was waiting here to tell you that
/ dapt. williams brute of dog passed
p stairs short time ago Is the cap
lin therep
"Hc was not there when l left"
"And he has not come in after tn
dog The animal had a scaly look, anC
VI u'd better be careful how you driv,
linn out"
'.Thanll you, sir, I'll hurry right up
Iheard my man come up stairs ans
.long the hall. As soon as he saw tina
ii.y bedroom door was shut he seemed t
Inspect the worst, and he acted Ike
Aero. lie came down the hall on tip
-e, put his face close to the door, an
Ang out:
Colonel, know the biz dog is il
-FOUR room and l am going for help.
re comes near you shut your eyes an
pretend to be dead"
The sound Of his voice put the do
into frenzy. lie growled and snarlc,
aad snapped, and as the man hurric
down the hall the beast rushed fro
lnder the bed with a dreadful howl an
began rushing around the room as be
Tore. After making the circle of Il
bedroom four or five times, ne dashe
nto the reception room. There
quite overturned the centre table, an
! snslis fury he wrenchel off a leg wi
saosEh cad destroyed the upholstered
2 OF the sofa. was terribly excited, Al
= had | given way to my feelings
c should have screamed out like woma
n shut my eyes tightly, braccd my ncrv
4 BY Gliding myself for a coward. al
e when the climax came | was fairly rca,
e Tor It. ] knew that the dog wou
$ sooner or later turn to me, and as
S lift the reception room he was on Il
5 DOT Of the bed in two bounds. The
: was an open book lying there, ana
j seized and worried this for momen
e Then came walking up to my fac
t bearing his full weight on my brok,
a leg, and giving me intense pain NJ
arms and hands were on the cover. an
the foam from his mouth fell upon II
bare flesh. He put both paws on n
, chest, and ran his nose over nv face
t snuff at me- and he was all the tin
) snarling and whining in a way to tax
e the nerve away from the stoutest MAJ
3 l don't know whether he would hay
bitten me ornot, cou'd have rename
quiet, but such thing as HOLDING m
nerves steady for over a minute ",
utterly impossible | was feeIng that
must throw up my hands and scream on
when the beast leapcd off the bed Il
mad heard people in The hall. He "a
about the room whining and snarIino
and all at once male spring for Ii
door Of the reception room, which wa
beng shut to by human hands. A snac
SIX or eight inches wide was left. an,
when the dog attempted to push hi
nead INTO THIS, couple of bullets wer,
hred into him and he backed out to foI
dead. Henry had summoned two no
slccmen, and while the brute stood oro.
me on the bed the faithful servant had
entered the reception room and nnsbod
''e door as nearly shut as thew wanted
y having believed that the doc wonId
ocaave Just as he did. That Cz,r VA,
uierin9 with hydrophoJia none could
ooaot from his looks and conduct IN
sue Of twenty days two house doos
"aica he had snapped at as he came N
went mad, and then there was no rnrfbor
question that had had close shave
''om a horrible deatb.-rNew York Sun.
oh''ilIng an Indian Image.
rock which the Sioux Indians near
. l.'' Yates D. T., have worshipped for
generations as the pctrfeI form of a
Young sqaaw was formally nnvoiloa u.